Gravity

grav′i-ti, n. weightine : that attraction between bodies, or acceleration of one toward another, of which the fall of a body to the ground is an example: state of being grave or sober: relative importance: ( mus. ) lowne of a note.— n. Gravim′eter , an instrument for determining specific gravities.— v.i. Grav′itāte , to be acted on by gravity: to tend towards the earth: to be strongly attracted towards anything.— n. Gravitā′tion , act of gravitating: the tendency of all bodies to attract each other.— adj. Grav′itātive .— Specific gravity (see Specific ). [Fr. grav ité —L. grav it at-em — gravis , heavy.]